Looking for 73 Trans Am Super Duty pics

[Charley Lillard]

Doing a Resto on a car is alot different than just driving the Cr*p out of one. I spend enough time just keeping them running. I already spend a bunch of time just working on what I have. Yes I could probably do just about everything except paint but I don't think I have the patience to do the research to make sure I get every detail right. I have a real appreciation for those Resto Guys that do put that extra effort in to get the little stuff right. So I could do the engine and have it painted but it would be a # 2 type car. This car at some point will get a correct resto so in essence the work I do would have to be repeated again anyway....I have had this discussion with myself before. Last one I did was a 63 Vette about a Year ago. Before that was a 65 Shelby GT 350 that I chose to send off for a Resto that has been going on for 2 Years....I dunno...I guess I just think this car is so neat that it deserves better than I would give it if I did it myself. Ask me again tomorrow and I might give you a different answer.

[SamLBInj]

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Doing a Resto on a car is alot different than just driving the Cr*p out of one. I spend enough time just keeping them running. I already spend a bunch of time just working on what I have. Yes I could probably do just about everything except paint but I don't think I have the patience to do the research to make sure I get every detail right. I have a real appreciation for those Resto Guys that do put that extra effort in to get the little stuff right. So I could do the engine and have it painted but it would be a # 2 type car. This car at some point will get a correct resto so in essence the work I do would have to be repeated again anyway....I have had this discussion with myself before. Last one I did was a 63 Vette about a Year ago. Before that was a 65 Shelby GT 350 that I chose to send off for a Resto that has been going on for 2 Years....I dunno...I guess I just think this car is so neat that it deserves better than I would give it if I did it myself. Ask me again tomorrow and I might give you a different answer.

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I was just trying to fire you up a little and it seemed to work Feels good dont it!
Those restos take time dont they, I had a 40 ford sitting in a shop years ago waiting for paint and a few parts, took almost 5 years to get it finished right..When is the shelby suppose to be finished?
Sam

[Charley Lillard]

I think the Shelby will be finished by Summer. It is at the point where it is just a big puzzle that needs to be put back together. Almost all the parts are there and refinished, the car is painted, engine rebuilt etc...

[StealthBird]

Pontiac geeks?

[yellowjudge]

Hi Charlie, I have a guy here who does nothing but SDs. He has done them for 25 yrs. He just did my 71 455 HO 71 TA I got in Wash. Email me if you need his #.

[Charley Lillard]

Just steamed cleaned the car.. Found LS2 written in Crayon on the bottom side of the core support...

[Charley Lillard]

Floors

[Charley Lillard]

What is this fitting valve thing ?

[yellowjudge]

That's neat, they wrote engine code there.

[GOAT72]

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<font color="red"> I guess I just think this car is so neat that it deserves better than I would give it if I did it myself. Ask me again tomorrow and I might give you a different answer. </font>

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Charley,
I was a senior in HS when that car came out and the Buccaneer red was the ultimate. I had soured on the GTO because of the severe body change in '73 (it turned into a battleship), so the Trans Am was the car I HAD to have.

As soon as I had a fairly-decent full time job, I bought a brand new '75 T/A, and I would KILL to have an SD455 red Trans Am!!
You are lucky, man!


~GOAT72